Trending badgeTrendingPosted 2 hours agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down27 Celebrity Encounters That People Will Never, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Forget"Needless to say, it was a very pleasant exchange between me and one of the most well-known women on the planet."by Hannah DobrogoszBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Reddit user EternalDerby recently asked, "Who is the most famous person you've ever met?" People quickly filled the thread with their most memorable celebrity encounter stories. Here's what they revealed: 1. "Charli XCX and Troye Sivan. They came into the coffee shop I worked at for three consecutive days. It was really cool. They got our entire staff free tickets to their concert." Andreas Rentz / Getty Images -the-greypilgrim 2. "I met Daniel Radcliffe at a coffee shop in DC at about 5:00 a.m. We were both clearly exhausted that early in the morning, but I at least wanted to say hi. I'd never get another chance, and I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter. So, I decided to make a joke out of it. We're both waiting for our order to come up, and I said, 'Aren't you the guy from Woman in Black?', a movie of his that had just bombed right after finishing Harry Potter. He laughed at the question and just said, 'That's me! Woman in Black guy!' But he gave me a handshake, and I told him seriously, I've enjoyed his work since I was a kid, and he said he appreciated it. Then I left him alone. He said bye on his way out after getting his coffee. Really nice dude who clearly loves his fans. Glad to see he's still doing well." Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions -Smooth_Bandito 3. "Elvis Presley. In 1971, at the gates of his house in LA, at 3:00 a.m., I spent 30 minutes talking with him. A truly down-to-earth guy. And absolutely the best looking human being I've ever seen. Up close, he was so beautiful, breathtaking. I was an air traffic controller in the Navy then, and he was fascinated with the stories I told him about it. He said, 'Man, I thought I had a stressful job. You make a mistake, and people die. I do, and they boo me.' We had such a great conversation. He also took me to the garage and showed me his motorcycles. An encounter I'll remember as I pass to the great beyond." Hulton Archive / Getty Images -elvisfan66 4. "Jane Goodall. She was a very friendly, lovely person. I feel very privileged to have met her in person." Michel Porro / Getty Images -Any_Assumption_2023"I worked a lot of her security details when she was in DC. Hands down the nicest person I've ever met."-Ok-Psychology-5702 5. "I've met many famous people since I worked in music and movies. But the best was Meryl Streep, who saw me struggling with grocery bags and a bike, trying to unlock and open the front door to my SoHo building. She bounded up the stairs and helped me with a friendly smile and a hello. I only realized it was her when she turned around to leave. This was in the '80s." Taylor Hill / Getty Images -ThePhantomStrikes 6. "Paul McCartney was super cool, upbeat, and nice." Medios Y Media / Getty Images -readicculus11"Paul McCartney. Regents Park, London, February 2006. I walked up to him and said, 'Excuse me, Paul.' He turned around, and I was face-to-face with one of the Beatles. Lovely bloke; warm, engaging, and as I'd just moved to London from Australia, he asked me what I thought of the UK. Shook hands and went our separate ways. Genuinely friendly and kind person."-Craigydave1978 7. "Pedro Pascal was in a hotel elevator while shooting The Last of Us in Vancouver. Super nice guy, of course!" Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images -bradnerboy 8. "President Obama came to my office at Nike, and I got to shake his hand, and he spoke to a group of us. He really just oozes swag, but at the same time feels so real and human. One of the coolest days of my life." Spencer Platt / Getty Images -LeYabadabadoo23 9. "Brendan Fraser. He approached us when he saw us pointing and trying to snap a stealthy photo. I thought he was gonna get mad, but he said something like, 'You can come over and say hi. You don't have to stand over here and try to hide.'" JC Olivera / Variety via Getty Images -PixiFrizzle 10. "I met Stan Lee six months before my daughter was born, who came into the world on Stan's birthday." Frazer Harrison / Getty Images -writeman00 11. "Hilary Clinton. I'm not a huge fan, so I didn't think I'd be nervous to meet her, but once I got to introduce myself and shake her hand, I immediately became super nervous. In my nervous stupor, I didn't know what to say after telling her my name, and so I decided to comment on how soft her hands were. When she looked at me, a bit surprised by my odd comment, I clarified that my hands were super chapped and rough because of the harsh winter, so I was jealous of her soft hands. As she tried to find words to comment on my comment, I showed her my hands and said, 'Look, rough...' It was then that some people around her gently guided me
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27 Celebrity Encounters That People Will Never, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Forget
October 26, 2025
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